Last year Tim Winkler went to 17 virtual Open Days and found  not much to like. This year he calls time on open days as they are

In Features this morning he makes the case that the same-old OD does not deliver, “it’s time to let secondary schools in on the fact that open days might have to die, and establish a dialogue about what’s next and what can be better,” he writes.

“It’s time to start creating opportunities for non-school leavers to engage without feeling like they have to pretend to be 18 again.”